James T. Kirk

Americans were forced to deal with great discrimination. At the same time, two of the most influential black leaders of the time, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, attempted to improve African Americans’ situations in two very different ways. Though these men had very different philosophies, they shared a mutual goal: gaining equality and civil rights for blacks. Booker T. Washington was born a slave and emancipated at nine years old. He attended Hampton Institute in Virginia, a school run…

Love can be expressed in numerous ways. From the earliest times, poetry has been used to express one’s love. Such is the case in these two poems to be discussed here: “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare and “The Flea” by John Donne. Donne is known for his dense erotic poems and Shakespeare is greatly appreciated for his rich and numerous sonnets and plays of varied interests throughout literature history. Therefore, here the plot, tone, expression and meaning of the poems by Shakespeare and…

Trump By Trump winning the presidential election does not make nor indicate that the U.S. is a racist country dominated by white people and that are hostile to people of color by the outcome. That issue has been going on long before Trump was elected and will continue after he leaves office. It is brought to our mention more often than before thanks to the media. The media spreads awareness of options and alternatives in products, services, “rights,” institutions, and lifestyles, but they…

Prufrock ever leaves his room (qtd. in “On 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock '").” Miller then proceeds to say “In another sense, Prufrock would be unable to go anywhere, however hard he tried (qtd. in “On 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock '").” T. S. Eliot has the speaker of his story talking about his life in the sense of what he would redo. It seems like J. Alfred Prufrock is stuck in his house due to old age and wishes he could try life again, so he could live it better. Miller also…

maximal positivity during the 300-500ms time range and FN400 was negative-going waveform (Figure 2-3). Paired samples t-tests were conducted to see if modality has an effect on the retrieval at Fz, FCz, F1 and FC2 (300-500ms). After analysis of the data found that there visual and acoustic brands did not differ according to voltage at Fz amplitude t(30) = 1.29, p = .206 and at FCz t(30) = 1.26, p = 216 (Figure 2, Graph 2). Additionally, the left and right lateralization was examined with F1 and…

t led reconstruction and increasing racial discrimination by law to compel African Americans to make tough choices to fail. The overwhelming majority of them are still living in the south and facing fierce resistance, and even violent to demand equal civil rights. Some of these blacks concluded that direct political efforts to assert their civil rights may not be of interest. Instead, they tried led by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) focus on economic development for blacks. He insisted Others,…

Throughout “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”, T.S. Eliot’s main goal is to show us the harsh reality of the world we live in. As we read the poem, we are brought on a journey that opens our eyes to make us realize how empty modern life really is and how we are wasting our lives away. As we go on with our journey with J. Alfred Prufrock we are forced to realize that we live a dull, unimaginative existence that is strictly run by routine and habits. In the poem we follow the narrator, J.…

Assignment 4 The purpose of this study is to see is there are differences in patriotism across populations of different groups of privilege. According to statistics provided by the New York Times of this past election, Males (54%) were more likely to vote for the Republican candidate than females (42%). Furthermore, Whites (58%) were more likely to have voted for the republican candidate than non-Whites (NYT article). It is scientifically recognized that whites and males (more specifically,…

Literature throughout time often features characters who are similar for a variety of reasons. During the nineteenth century many works of literature featured characters who were devalued, exploited, or dehumanized and how they achieve or transform status and gain self respect and/or freedom. These works emphasize the importance of the common man. This trend in print could be attributed to the political climate throughout the nineteenth century. This was a time of turmoil as many people began to…

There are different types of parametric tests to determine if a statistically significant difference is present. An independent-samples t-test is used when comparing two groups on one continuous dependent variable that is normally distributed. A paired-samples t-test is used when you look at the differences of one group across two time periods or observation periods. ANOVA tests are used when we are examining more than two groups or more than two observation periods. Slide 3: Our null…